Donald was safe!

Why was he safe, you may ask? Because the umpire called him safe. That's why. It's unfortunate that the umpire missed the call. Galarraga actually had the ball in his mitt and his foot on the bag before Donald had his foot on the bag. That does not make Donald out. One more thing is required to make Donald out. That is the umpire's call. If the umpire blows the call, it is an unfortunate thing. But it is what it is. I was once in England and visited Wembley. In the museum, there was a display that showed Geoff Hurst scoring a goal in the 1966 World Cup final against Germany. It was the goal that won the game, I think. From the angle shown, it appeared that the ball never completely crossed the goal line (that is the test - the entire ball must cross the line, unlike football in which only the smallest portion of the ball must be over the line). Along with the display, there was a question: "Was it a goal?" It is a poorly worded question, in my opinion. Of course it was a goal. It was so because the referee called it a goal. A better question would have been, "Did the ball cross the goal line?" That was a lot tougher to answer. But, even if you answered no, the ball did not cross the goal line, you would still have had to say that it was a goal. Because the referee said it was a goal. End of rant.